New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-01104
1963
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1« • N. Y AMSTERDAM
NEWS, Sat, Dec. 21, IMS
Faces Armed Robbery Rap
William P. Wrigat, St of 1308 Wright is charged with hold-
Eighth Ave., is being-held in IS,- tog up Patrtoto Vaaquee, a Unit
500 bail for a hearing this week ed Parcel Poet driver, at knife
oo an armed robbery charge, point Tuesday night in the hall
way at Sl«l Eighth Av*. PoUce
said the holdup netted Wright
«K. Det. William Blackford ot
the W. 133rd fit detectives mad*
Che arrest.
President Calls On
All For Brotherhood
*
« »
President Lyndon B. Johnson
has called on all Americans to
join in a "new dedication to the
tians and Jaws la this national
community celebration of toler
ance. truth and charity toward
ideals of brotherhood ”
Accepting the honorary chair
manship of Brotherhood Week,
to be observed next February 16-
S3 under the sponsorship of the
National Conference of Christiana
and Sews, President Johnson urg
ed general participation "In thia
national community celebration of
tolerance."
The announcement of the Presi
dent’s leadership was made Mon
day by Dr. Lewis Webster Jones,
president of the National Confer
ence.
Book Party
In Honor Of
Poet Hughes
The complete /ext of President ing of the book store In the
Johnson’s message for Brother- Brotherhood Building, 217 W.
hood Week follows:
IBfith St. >
• Brotherhood Week 1964 is a Arooa« th« many w«U-wiahen
Autograph Party were:
,Ur Mr. Hughes'
time of dee? appraisal for all
Americans
Hilda
"Tragedy I. in our Isad and
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(mm (h, darkness « our sorm.
ought to come a new dedication _
in J. Ideals o, Km nnd brntter-
•
StoJ
noo°
ya and Jamaica delegations to
‘‘Democracy cannot live In hate Unlted Nations were also
and fear. Prejudice and bigotry present
are the advance guard of failure.
Reads Own Poems
"No better time exists for X The highlight of the eveaing
searching of our heart* and mind (.was the presentation of a bronze
than this National Observance plaque to Mr. Hughes after he
of Brotherhood. Let us hear again had treated the audience to rec-
th» faith of our forebears; let us itatlons from his recent book
listen again to the inspired hopes “Selected Poems.” The plaque
of our national conscience; let was presented to Hughes "For
us obey again the word of our Outstanding Contribution to Ne-
gro and African Literature.” by
religions.
“In this time, still heavy with M. Thomas Grant and Frank
sadness, I urge all my fellow Matthews, th* two gpung own-
Americans to join with me and era of the Dunbar Book Co.
the National Conference of Chris- Upon accepting the award
XMAS GREETINGS — Amster
dam News’ busy newsboy
Charles Anthony Brown, 12. rep
resents hundreds of this news-
Jewish And
Negro Youth
Plan Action
Jewish and Negro boys and
giria of college age will meet in
Atlantic City thia month to dis
cuss civil right* action under
the auspfte* of the United Syn
agogue of America.
The Jewish group will con
sist of about 200 members of
Atid- the college-age organiza
tion of the United Synagogue of
America - which is holding its
fourth annual convention De
cember 22-25 under the spon
sorship of the United Synagogue's
Department of Youth Activities.
They will act as host on the
evening of December 23 to about
50 Negro young people from the
St. Paul Baptist Church in Phil
adelphia.
Avoid Dangers
Of Cleaning Fluids
paper’s dealers in extending
Christmas aad Naw Year's
greetings to their valued cus
tomers. Charles, who works the
Franklin Plaza Apts, at East
106th St. and Third Ave., lives
with Wsgrsndmother Mrs. J.
A r irrnr^towe, a registered
nurse, and is attending junior
high school
(McAdams Photo)
CORE Director
Listed As Main
Rally Speaker
James Farmer, national direc
tor of CORE will be the mala
speaker at a rally to solidify
community support for Improved
education for Negro and Puerto
Rican children in New York.
This rally, sponsored by the
Bronx CORE, will be held at St.
Augustine’s Presbyterian Church,
165th Street and Prospect Ave.,
at 7 p m on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Other speakers include Rev.
Milton Galamison. Siloam Pres
byterian Church; Atty Paul Zu-
ber, Mr*. Thelma Johnson, Har
lem Parents' Committee, and
Bab Washington, director, Harlem
Freedom Schools
P.D. Shifts
Cops To Ease
Area tension
Thj New York City Depart
ment of Health point* out that
i cleaning fluids which contain
►naphtha, benzine and gasoline
Patrolmen Arils J. Edmondson are flammable aad could cause
FLIGHT SPECIALIST - Air
man Tyrone P. Braxtao, of the
Bronx, has been assigned to
Chanute AFB, 111. for training
a* personal flight equipment
specialist He was transferred
from Lackland AFB. Texas
where he received his basic
military training. The airman
is the son of Mrs. Lois Lewis
of 960 E. 161st St., Bronx.
Jr.. 33. and Ronald G. Wilson. 36. ,
were transferred from the W. 100 j
St. precinct to the Bronx "to ,
ease tension in th* neighbor
hood,” according to Deputy Po- ,
lice Commissioner Walter Arm. (
There have been several dem- ,
onstrations against the W. 100th (
St. Precinct sinee Maximtoo Soi-j
ere aad Victor Rodrigues, both',
34, were shot to death in the back
of a patrol car by Ptl. Edmond
son who pumped four bullets in
to their bodies.
! The two men. police said, were
arrested for disorderly conduct
and when the officers stopped the
natrol ear in an underpass at 96th
I St and Riverside Drive, lodrig?
uex allegedly drew a gun and
■fired a shot between the two of
ficer*.
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Calling TBs.
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Delivery
I
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Regular
ScotToweis
White er Colored
Reg. 21c
ARGO GLOSS STARCH
NIAGARA STARCH .
ARGO CORN STARCH
Scotties.
FACIAL TISSUES
Whit* or Colored
Scotkins
Dinner
Sits
thrifty buy ANYTIME
I
f
ScotToweis.
White or Colored
,-rsp. 37c
he sunniest rums are the U.S. Virgin I:
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SUPER SUDS
Name Law Grant
In Honor Of
Judge Marshall
The establishment of a Judge
Thurgood Marshall Award pro
viding a three - year scholarship
for a Negro law student will be
announced' at a luncheon of the
New York State Trial Lawyers
Association, at Gasner's Restaur
ant. 74 Duane St., on Thursday.
Dec. 19. at 1130 am
Herman B. Glaser, president
of the lawyers group, said the
award will be presented to Judge
Marshall at the lunchetoi' The
Association's Committee on Ra
cial Equality, headed by Attorn
ey S Alexander Sterenbuch, re
commended the award.
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Deodorant
Serving With
Landing Team
AJAX
Dynamo
CAMP LEJEUNE. N.C. - Ma
rine Private First Class Benjam
in Wright Jr., son of Mrs. Cath
erine Walker of 539 West 163rd
St., New York, is serving with
Battalion Landing Team 2 2. 2n<
Marine Division, Fleet Marine
Force, here."
He recently completed t h e
Marine Corps Institute corres
pondence course on tactics of the
Marine Rifle Squad.
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